Latin test 2

Asyndeton

the omission of conjunctions in between parts of a sentence.

Synchysis

ABAB

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Chiasmus

ABBA

Prolepsis

the anticipation and answering of possible objections in rhetorical speech

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Ellipsis

the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context

historical infinitive

needs a nominative subject, (pro)noun

substantive

adj that takes nouns role

Ablative Absolute

ablative noun + ablative participle, separate from scentence

impersonal verb

involves the English equivalent of "it"

Gerund

A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun

Locative Case

location don't need a prep

Asyndeton example

poscit...lumin (16)

Synchysis example

cruribus compedes, manibus catenas

onomatopoeia example

concuti (19) fragor "21"

chiasmus example

senex... confectus (4)

Prolepsis example

deflexit... dilapsa (27)

simile example

digito... vocanti (23)

Ellipsis example

initio... noctis (19)

substantive example

tanti mali (12) habitantimus (6)

Ablative Absolute example

auditoque pretio (13)

impersonal verb example

coepit (15)

Gerund example

ad scribentum (17)

locative example

Athenis (1)

historical infinitive example

concuti (19)